chinquapin
noun
chin·qua·pin
ˈchiŋ-ki-ˌpin 
variants
or chinkapin
1
: the edible nut of a chinquapin
2
: any of several trees (genera Castanea and Castanopsis)
especially
: a dwarf chestnut (Castanea pumila) of the U.S.
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Caitlin, Tom, Ellen, Kylie, Bert and Sandra, members of the Hobbs root extraction team, will speak at a free presentation on new information about Ozark chinquapin trees at 2 p.m. Oct. 6 a the Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area.
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Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
It has been commonly thought that the root system of an Ozark chinquapin mainly consisted of one large tap root.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Rare plants, including small Ozark chinquapin trees, are found here.
—Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2022
The fishing for bass, bluegills and redear sunfish — also known as the chinquapin in Cajun country — was a bit slow in the wake of recent deluges that raised the water in the miles of canals a foot or so.
—John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News, 24 June 2021
The strongest chinquapins will be chosen for propagation.
—Robert Langellier, National Geographic, 24 June 2019
Most of the trees planted were different types of native oak, including swamp white, burr, red and chinquapin.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Daily Southtown, 7 June 2019
Fruit and leaf fossils from the site, called Laguna del Hunco, belong to a still-living genus of trees called Castanopsis, or chinquapin, that today is found largely in the mountain rainforests of Southeast Asia.
—Peter Wilf, National Geographic, 6 June 2019
Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
It has been commonly thought that the root system of an Ozark chinquapin mainly consisted of one large tap root.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Rare plants, including small Ozark chinquapin trees, are found here.
—Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2022
The fishing for bass, bluegills and redear sunfish — also known as the chinquapin in Cajun country — was a bit slow in the wake of recent deluges that raised the water in the miles of canals a foot or so.
—John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News, 24 June 2021
The strongest chinquapins will be chosen for propagation.
—Robert Langellier, National Geographic, 24 June 2019
Most of the trees planted were different types of native oak, including swamp white, burr, red and chinquapin.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Daily Southtown, 7 June 2019
Fruit and leaf fossils from the site, called Laguna del Hunco, belong to a still-living genus of trees called Castanopsis, or chinquapin, that today is found largely in the mountain rainforests of Southeast Asia.
—Peter Wilf, National Geographic, 6 June 2019
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